The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Dirk"ness, n.
Definition: Darkness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.